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  • Jun222021

    Creating a New Space for French Revolutionary Nationalists on the Internet

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    On the 20 and 27 June 2021, the National Front (FN), the biggest French far-right movement, has a chance to…

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  • Jun212021

    Far-Right in the Global South: Adapting and Applying Tech Policies Locally

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    In the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook prepared for the potential spreading of disinformation and election-related violence…

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  • Jun172021

    Affirmations of Support and Rituals of Jihadi Martyrdoms

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    When a big named jihadi leader dies, there is usually a cacophony of statements released eulogising the individual that was…

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  • Jun162021

    Stopping Terrorist Violence, One Cellphone Shutdown at a Time

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    In 2008, terrorists were involved in carrying out deadly attacks in Mumbai which killed 172 people and were spread across…

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  • Jun142021

    The Darker Side of Social: QAnon Instagram Comments Before the Capitol Riots

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    In the days and weeks following the US Capitol riots of 6 January 2021, journalists acknowledged the preparations made by…

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  • Jun142021

    QAnon and the Great Awakening: How the Deep Web Rewrites Ideologies and Beliefs

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    Web 2.0 technologies paved the way for the interactive web, opening a virtual topography easily accessible to countless people worldwide.…

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  • Jun112021

    Crime, Cryptocurrency, and El Salvador’s Big Bet on Bitcoin

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    This week, El Salvador made headlines as the first country to adopt bitcoin as a form of legal tender. Although…

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  • Jun102021

    Gab’s Gift to the Far-Right

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    As major social-networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have increased their efforts at moderation to crack down on hateful…

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  • Jun092021

    A Proprietary Solution to GIFCT’s Consolidated List Problem

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    In 2017, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Microsoft formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (“GIFCT”) “to formalize the existing…

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  • Jun072021

    The Role of Conspiratorial Narratives in the Violent Radicalisation of Right-Wing Lone Actors

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    Conspiracy theories have been talked about a lot recently as a key ingredient in the radicalisation of right-wing lone actor…

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